How To Hang Drywall On Angled Wall

Unless you re hanging drywall on an a frame structure you will have vertical sidewalls that meet the bottom point where the slanted wall meets the regular wall.

How to hang drywall on angled wall.

Extend 5 feet of blade from a tape measure. Install the next row of panels as in step 4 butting the edges tightly together. That way the wall pieces support the ceiling pieces. Now a word for you rookies.

When hanging drywall the ultimate goal is to create the fewest number of seams possible. Typically walls and ceilings are framed as squares or rectangles. 3 8 inch is best to cover existing walls. This is an easy way to lay out cuts for sheets on gable walls that meet the sloped ceiling.

The wall boards will then serve as added support for the ceiling boards. Drywall comes in three basic thicknesses. In fact when you re hanging the ceiling keep in mind that 1 2 in. To make the job somewhat easier make a crutch photo 3.

5 8 inch is heaviest and the most soundproof. Hanging drywall over your head is no fun. The easiest way to transfer the exact measurement from the stud system to the drywall is with a paper or cardboard template. This means working with the largest drywall panels and pieces you can.

Drywall is heavy awkward and hard to get into position. Use a t square to measure angled wall sections. Less than the actual measurement and leave a gap in the corner if necessary. Angled ceilings may be installed after the walls.

Don t make it tight. How to install drywall at an angle. Along the perimeter will be covered by drywall on the walls. Curves and odd spaces.

Next hang the top wall row. And the same is true of inside wall corners. To make it a lot easier pony up for a drywall lift. So you can safely cut these pieces 1 4 in.

1 4 inch is the choice for curved walls and arches. Step 2 measure horizontally from the edge of the wall to the middle of the dimensional stud that is just short of the length of the first drywall panel. Rest the short lip of the t square along the sheet that s already attached to the wall below the sloped ceiling. Then slide it along until the top of the t square hits the ceiling.

On the bottom row use a drywall lifter to pry the panel inch up from the floor to allow for shrinkage of the framing as on the ceiling offset the end joints from those in the previous row by at least 4 feet.